sec.13ZLService of documents

### sec.13ZL Service of documents This section applies if a provision of this part requires a police officer, including the police commissioner, to serve a document on a respondent for— a proposed offender prohibition order; or an offender prohibition order; or a corresponding order; or a registered corresponding order. This section also applies for the purpose of service of notice on a respondent in relation to an application for a temporary order if notice is given. The document must be served personally on the respondent. However, if, despite making reasonable attempts, a police officer is unable to personally serve a document on the respondent, the police commissioner may apply to the court to authorise substituted service under subsection (5) . If it appears to the court that it is not reasonably practicable to serve the document personally on the respondent, the court may authorise another way of serving it ( substituted service ). by personal service of the document on a relative, guardian or other person with whom the respondent is known to associate When serving an appearance notice personally on the respondent, the police officer must explain the contents of the appearance notice to the respondent in language likely to be understood by the respondent, having regard, for example, to the respondent’s age and cultural, educational and social background. A document that is to be served personally on a child respondent— must be served on the child respondent as discreetly as possible; and must not be served on the child respondent at or in the vicinity of the child respondent’s place of employment or school, unless there is no other place where the document may reasonably be served on the child respondent. s 13ZL ins 2017 No. 14 s 11 (sec.13ZL-ssec.1) This section applies if a provision of this part requires a police officer, including the police commissioner, to serve a document on a respondent for— a proposed offender prohibition order; or an offender prohibition order; or a corresponding order; or a registered corresponding order. (sec.13ZL-ssec.2) This section also applies for the purpose of service of notice on a respondent in relation to an application for a temporary order if notice is given. (sec.13ZL-ssec.3) The document must be served personally on the respondent. (sec.13ZL-ssec.4) However, if, despite making reasonable attempts, a police officer is unable to personally serve a document on the respondent, the police commissioner may apply to the court to authorise substituted service under subsection (5) . (sec.13ZL-ssec.5) If it appears to the court that it is not reasonably practicable to serve the document personally on the respondent, the court may authorise another way of serving it ( substituted service ). by personal service of the document on a relative, guardian or other person with whom the respondent is known to associate (sec.13ZL-ssec.6) When serving an appearance notice personally on the respondent, the police officer must explain the contents of the appearance notice to the respondent in language likely to be understood by the respondent, having regard, for example, to the respondent’s age and cultural, educational and social background. (sec.13ZL-ssec.7) A document that is to be served personally on a child respondent— must be served on the child respondent as discreetly as possible; and must not be served on the child respondent at or in the vicinity of the child respondent’s place of employment or school, unless there is no other place where the document may reasonably be served on the child respondent. - (a) a proposed offender prohibition order; or - (b) an offender prohibition order; or - (c) a corresponding order; or - (d) a registered corresponding order. - (a) must be served on the child respondent as discreetly as possible; and - (b) must not be served on the child respondent at or in the vicinity of the child respondent’s place of employment or school, unless there is no other place where the document may reasonably be served on the child respondent.